Have you ever woken up one day, gotten ready for work, prepared for the biggest meeting of your LIFE, and realize, oh NO! There’s stubble on your face? Well let me tell you about this thing then! It is called Carzor! And it is made for you! It’s the size of a credit card and it’ll be your companion for life!
Designer: Kuo Chia Hung
For years now, people who buy hand-made goods have been pumped up about weathered wood. Barnwood! Shackwood! And the mother of them all, really nice Driftwood! Driftwood is, as you can imagine, wood that’s ideally taken off nice old buildings and thrown in the river for one reason or another, then found by some intrepid craftsperson like the people we’ve got right here. It’s the Flotsam and Jetsam table!
Designer: Marcus O'Reilly Architects
This right here is a cellular phone that will last you five years. After that, it’s just a twist and about a minute of dissembling and you’ve got an 85% recyclable stack of materials on your hands. Kind of nice, yes? Why is it all green, you ask? So that the plastic can be melted down and re-molded without any discoloration! Super neat.
Designer: James Barber
The simply named Road Lights is a system of wind generated lane lights powered by the wind of vehicles whizzing by. You’ve all felt it before, that wall of air as a car passes by. Why waste it? The energy captured by the system illuminates a series of pegs 50-100 meters in front of you to lead the way. Eco-friendly (yes I’m still using that phrase) and a perfect opportunity for a really creative car commercial.
Designers: Sungi Kim & Hozin Song
UPDATE: Congrats Devon!
Today along with our friends at ETON, we’re gifting a SOLARLINK FR360, American Red Cross edition! The Self-powered AM/FM/NOAA radio, flashlight and cell phone charger does it all. A portion of all sales goes to the American Red Cross hence the gorgeous red color. Just tell me what big plans you have for 2010. You have until 11:59 PM PST tonight. We’re gifting something away everyday so check back!
Sponsor: ETON Become their Facebook Fan
“Beg Borrow or Steal”, that’s what I used to get to hear from my class teacher when I used to forget to bring my pencil box to class. Like most diligent girls in school I used to carry a sharpner, eraser, pens, pencils, and ruler. God forbid if you forgot a ruler and had to draw some lines! Like we tend to carry extra pencils or pens, but never rulers! Well this Ruler Pen is a helpful answer. Too bad no one thought of this during my school days. Also there is no cure for being forgetful!
Designer: ShiKai Tseng
The common binding thread to this week’s Top Ten is that they are products available at the YD Store. Ten really awesome and cool tangible goods that can make you house proud or work easier and efficient. Come take a look with me at Ten Amazing Products Available At The Yanko Design Store.
Designers: Various
Unabashed, unashamed of his thought process, designer TAN Lun Cheak is bold enough to admit that his Acoustic Robot is nothing but a figment of his imagination. He does not take aid of technology to promote his design. He teases us with words like fantasy, imagination, playfulness – just like a favorite toy. Tell me, are we really slaves to justifications and explanations all the time? Can’t we for once let go and simply enjoy a transformed regular audio speaker?
Designer: TAN Lun Cheak
Hybrid! Its a hybrid! You can save a lot of gas money if you use this particular digging machine. It’s chock-full of the most modern simple things I’ve never seen implemented on a machine like this. A sliding counterweight, for example, what a fabulous idea! Sliding cabin – basically the same idea, again, why wasn’t this a feature for years now? And my favorite – independent articulation for the tracks. Excellent!
Designer: Doosan Infracore
What we’ve got here is a casual clothes rack that wonders why, since the body that the clothes are going to be on is all smooth surface and lumpy contents, why then, is the clothing hanger made to hold clothing flat? Well, probably to save space, right? Well heck, not every bit of clothing is meant to sit in a closet. Some articles are just so pretty they’ve gotta sit pretty on this “Lean” rack.
Designer: Dennis Cheng
Yacht! I have several. Take a look at the fabulous boat in black and white. This particular yacht’s inspired by mid-engine sports cars. I also have several of those. Also in black and white. This yacht’s midships, 2 foldable coamings, and humongous slideable solon doors create a fantastic view area, 2 skylights, salon lounge, and a bright master cabin. Cruzin.
Designer: Motion Code Blue
YD has been mauled many a times for featuring concept designs, but that didn’t stop us then and it won’t stop us now. We have served as a platform for many a young minds that dared to dream big…so big that now their flights of fantasies have come alive. Here’s a re-cap of three awesome designs that are now available at the YD Store: Aroma USB, Twist Together Lamp & Shrine Shoe Rack. If you loved them then, I’m sure you’d be happy to BUY them NOW!
Available: YD Store
Explore the best of YD. Our Archives are full of wonderful concepts from all over the world. Go ahead, don't be shy!
UPDATE: Congrats Nick!
Win one-of-a-kind mouth blown glass pieces from our friends at Tsunami Glassworks. The artful duo Eva Milinkovic and Kriston Gene’s Cell Bowls offer dramatic splashes of color artfully wrapped in sensual, organic shapes. The glass is stunning with larger pieces valued at over $400. Remember, we’re gifting something away almost everyday this month so check back!
Sponsor: Tsunami Glassworks
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